Money used in a day to day running of the Business
Internal Sources of Finance
Personal Funds
A source of finance for
sole traders that comes
mostly from their own
personal savings
Retained
Profit
Profit that remains after a Business
has paid corporation tax to the
government and dividends to its
shareholders
Sales of Assets
When a Business sells off its
unwanted or unused assets to
raise funds
External Sources of Finance
Share Capital
Money raised from the sale of shares
of a limited company
Loan Capital
Money sourced from financial institutions such
as banks with interest charged on the loan to
be repaid
Overdrafts
When a lending institution allows a firm to withdraw
more money than it currently has in its account
Trade Credit
An agreement between Businesses that allows the
buyer of goods or services to pay the seller at a
later date
Grants
Funds usually provided by a government, foundation,
trust or other agency to Businesses that do not need to
be repaid
Subsidies
Financial assistance granted by a government, a NGO, or an
individual to support business enterprises that are in the public
interest
Debt Factoring
A financial arrangement where the debt factor takes on the
responsibility for collecting the debt owed to the Business and
provides the Business with a percentage of the owed debt in cash
Leasing
A source of finance that allows a firm to
use an asset with having to purchase it
by cash
Venture Capital
Financial capital provided by
investors to high-risk,
high-potential start-up firms or
small Businesses
Business Angels
Highly affluent individuals who provide financial capital to small
start-up or entrepreneurs in return for ownership equity in their
Businesses
Short term Finance
Medium Term Finance
Long Term Finance
Factors influences source of Finance
Purpose or use of Funds
Cost
Status and Size
Amount Required
Flexibilty
State of the External Environment
Gearing
Cost and Revenues (3.2)
Types of Costs
Fixed Assets
Cost that do not change with the amount of goods
or services provided
Variable Cost
Costs that change with the number of goods or services
produced
Semi-Variable Costs
Costs comprising both fixed and
variable components
Direct Costs
Costs that can be identified with the production
of specific goods or services
Indirect Costs
Costs that are not clearly identified with the
production of specific goods or services
Revenue
A measure of the money generated from
the sale of goods and services
Total Revenue
The total amount of money a firm receives from the sale of
goods or services, found by multiplying the price per unit
by the number of units sold
Break-even Analysis (3.3)
Contribution
Contribution per Unit
The difference between the selling price per unit and variable cost per unit
Contribution per Unit= Price per Unit -Variable cost per unit
Total Contribution
The difference between the total sales revenue and the total variable costs
Total Contribution = Total Revenue - Total Variable Costs
Total Contribution = Contribution per Unit X Number of Units Sold
Profit
Obtained by subtracting total fixed cost from the total contribution
Profit = Total Contribution - Total fixed Costs
Break-even
Break-even Chart
A graphical method that
measures the value of a
firm's costs and revenues
against a given level of
output
Margin of Safety
Margin of Safety = Current Output - Break-even Output
The output amount that exceeds
the break-even quantity
Calculating Break-even Quantity
Break-even Quantity = Fixed Costs/ Contribution per Unit
Total Revenue = Total Costs
A measure of Output where total revenue equals total costs
Profit/Loss
Profit = Total Revenue - Total Costs
The positive difference between Total Revenue and Total Costs
Target Profit
Target Profit Output
The level of output that is needed to earn a
specified amount of profit
Target Profit Output = (Fixed Costs +Target
Profit) / Contribution per Unit
Break-even Revenue
Break-even Revenue = (Fixed Costs / Contribution per Unit) X Price per Unit
Final Accounts (3.4)
Purpose of different Stakeholders
Shareholders
Managers
Employees
Customers
Suppliers
The Government
Competitors
Financiers
The Local Community
The Main Final Accounts
Profit and Loss Account
Also known as the
income statement,
shows the records of
income and
expenditure flows of
a Business over a
given time period
A) The Trading Account
Gross Profit
Found by deducting cost
of goods sold from sales
revenue
Net Profit before Interest and Tax = Gross Profit - Expenses
Net Profit before Tax
Found by subtracting Interest from
the Net profit before Interest and
Tax
Net Profit before Tax = Net Profit before Interest and Tax - Interest
Net Profit after Interest and Tax
Equal to net profit before tax less tax
Net Profit after Interest and Tax = Net Profit before tax - Corporation Tax
C) The Appropriation Account
Dividends
A sum of money paid to
shareholders decided by
the board of directors of
a company
Retained
Profit
The amount of earnings left after
Dividends and other deductions have
been made
Retained Profit = Net Profit after Interest
and Tax - Dividends
Balance Sheet
A financial
statement that
outlines the assets,
liabilities and equity
of a firm at a
specific point in
time
Assets
Resources of value that a
Business owns or that
are owed to it
Fixed Assets
Long term assets;
Buildings, Equipment,
Vehicles, and Machinery
Current Assets
Short Term assets; Cash, Debtors, and Stock
Liabilities
A firm's legal debts or what it owes to
other firms, institutions or individuals
Long-Term
Long-term debts; Bank Loans and Mortgages
Current Liabilities
Short Term; Creditors, Overdrafts,
short term loans, tax
Working Capital
Also known as Net current
assets, helps establish whether a
firm can pay its day-to-day
running costs
Working Capital = Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities
Total Assets less Current
Liabilities
Total Assets less Current Liabilities = Fixed Cost + Working Capital
Net Assets
Found by subtracting long-term liabilities from total
assets less current liabilities. This is what the Business
Owns on the Balance Sheet
Equity
Financed By
Share Capital
Retained Profit
Also known as Shareholders' equity,
shows how the net assets are
financed using shareholders' capital
and retained profit
Equity = Retained Profit + Share Capital
Equity = Net Assets
Intangible Assets
Patents
Provide inventors with the exclusive rights to
manufacture, use, sell or control their invention
of a product
Goodwill
The value of positive or
favourable attributes that relate
to the Business
Copyright
Laws
Laws that provide creators
with the exclusive right to
protect the production and
sale of their artistic or literary
work
Trademark
A recognizable symbol, work, phrase or design that is
officially registered and that identifies a product or
Business
Depreciation (HL)
The decrease in value of a fixed asset over time
Straight Line Depreciation
A method that spreads out the cost
of an asset equally over its lifetime
by deducting a given constant
amount of depreciation of the
asset's value per annum
Annual Depreciation = ( Original Cost - Residual Value ) / Expected useful life of Asset
Reducing Balance Method
A method where a predetermined percentage
depreciation rate is used and subtracted from
the Net Book Value of the previous year
Net Book value in Year 1 = Cost of Original asset - (Cost of original asset X Rate of Depreciation [%])
Depreciation
Rate=1-n√(Residual
Value)/(Cost of Fixed Asset)
Residual Value
An estimation of an asset's
worth or value over its
useful life, also known as
scrap or salvage value